Overview
- City IT staff detected the ransomware early Thursday and took most computer systems offline as a precaution.
- Emergency services, including 911 and dispatch, have remained operational after brief outages to police phone lines were restored.
- Non-emergency public services are paused, and City Hall is open with limited services available to the public.
- Officials warn public and personal information may be at risk and urge anyone who has done business with the city to change passwords and safeguard their data.
- An active investigation and incident-response effort are underway, and leaders are pursuing a state-of-emergency declaration to access outside financial and technical support.